5 minutes in advance is an attitude
A netizen shared what happened during a blind date:
The woman’s conditions are good in all aspects. He takes this meeting very seriously, so he dressed up at home and bought a bunch of flowers.
The two met at the coffee shop at 11 o'clock, but he was five minutes late.
The woman asked him plainly: "Why are you late?"
He explained: "There are too many traffic jams on the road today, and I usually won't be late to go out at this time."
The woman took a sip of coffee and nodded thoughtfully: "I've got coffee. Thank you for taking the time to see me out of your busy schedule."
He felt embarrassed and depressed, and asked, "Is it because I am a step late?"
The woman replied: "I arrived an hour ago."
Some people will think, not just a few minutes late, as for?
As for! The woman attached great importance to this blind date and arrived an hour earlier, but the boy did not even make it 5 minutes earlier.
5 minutes, a very small proportion in life. But these 5 minutes can determine the height of your life.
If you grasp this 5 minutes in advance, you can walk more steadily and firmly at every step.
Instead of letting others wait for you for 5 minutes, you should be 5 minutes in advance.
5 minutes in advance is a guarantee
I have gone through countless large and small exams, and each time the test papers are issued 5 minutes in advance. While the invigilator handed out the test papers, he emphasized that "answering questions is not allowed until the test bell rings." Some candidates would rather take the risk of breaking the rules and calculate the answers in advance, thinking that they are witty.
However, a senior and excellent teacher once said bluntly:
"According to my years of experience in proctoring exams, the rush to answer a few questions does not provide candidates with a substantial advantage in the exam."
So, why do you have to issue test papers in advance, and what can you do 5 minutes before writing?
"There are a lot of things to do 5 minutes before the test. Check whether the test papers and answer sheets are missing or blurred, and whether the stationery is complete. If the problem is discovered halfway, it may be useless."
People who don't know how to plan ahead and are greedy for a short time are often frequent visitors to "carelessly miss Jingzhou."
5 minutes is the minutiae, 5 minutes in advance is far-sighted.
5 minutes in advance is a habit
It is said that there is an unwritten rule in a large company: in any meeting, the subordinate must be five minutes earlier than the superior.
Once, the vice president of this company participated in the board of directors. He arrived at the meeting room on time, but all the directors looked at him. This kind of "attention ceremony" made his heart beat.
Next time, he arrived at the conference room a few minutes earlier, and was still "watched" by everyone.
Later, a colleague told him that the "hidden rule" turned out to be: regardless of the size of the meeting, the next level must be 5 minutes earlier than the previous level.
Our daily life may not need to be like this, but learning to prepare early will always benefit without harm.
Because in the first 30 years of your life, you develop a habit. In the last 30 years of your life, your habits determine your life.
Concluding remarks
In the current era we are in, everything must be efficient, thinking fast, and acting fast.
Do everything 5 minutes ahead of time to bring you closer to success. Everything will be better if you rely on yourself for everything.